tenebrous

[ ten-uh-bruhs ]

/ ˈtɛn ə brəs /

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adjective

dark; gloomy; obscure.

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Also te·neb·ri·ous

[tuh-neb-ree-uhs]. /təˈnɛb ri əs/.

Origin of tenebrous

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tenebrōsus.See Tenebrae, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM tenebrous

ten·e·brous·ness, nounun·ten·e·brous, adjective

Words nearby tenebrous

-tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmus, tenet

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How to use tenebrous in a sentence

The Republicans, however, sat with tenebrous expressions that matched the black curtain hiding their legs.
My Birthday With Sonia|Lucinda Franks|July 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I can't recall any other detail, but the whole atmosphere was tenebrous and sinister.
The Capgras Shift|Sam Vaknin
Winged things that were not bats swooped and fluttered in the tenebrous air, whispering sibilantly—whispering in human voices.
The Secret of Kralitz|Henry Kuttner
The room was well illuminated with gas, whatever might be going on in the streets; to no tenebrous repast were we invited.
Glories of Spain|Charles W. Wood

Our town was indeed but one vast hospital—orderly, subdued, and tenebrous.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. Morgan
Never had she looked to Ray so like an eagle, so keen, so fierce, so fit for braving either sun or tenebrous cavern.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous

tenebrous

tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)

/ (ˈtɛnəbrəs) /

adjective

gloomy, shadowy, or dark

Derived forms of tenebrous

tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness or tenebriousness, noun

Word Origin for tenebrous

C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness

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tenebrous

Origin of tenebrous

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British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous

tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)

Derived forms of tenebrous

Word Origin for tenebrous